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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Allington, Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cranbrook, Kent [2]

Emmaville New South Wales [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

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Weeke, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Wrotham, Kent [1]

York Western Australia [1]

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Private [132]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [16]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Driver [11]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Ac [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Driver Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Gunner (T) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

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Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal West Kent Regiment [31]

Royal Engineers [30]

London Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2]

Dragoons [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers/Staff [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade [1]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [224]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [3]

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W [315]

Contribution

Military Service [307]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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London, Middlesex, England [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] Allington, Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cranbrook, Kent [2] Emmaville New South Wales [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] London England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Paddington, London [2] Paddock Wood, Kent [2] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Biddenden [1] Blackheath, London [1] Canning Town, London [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Clapham, London [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Dartford England [1] East Peckham, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Hunton, Maidstone, Kent [1] Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England [1] Ivy Hatch, Kent [1] Keston, Bromley, Kent [1] Keston, Kent [1] Kilburn, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Marden, Kent [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Northampton England [1] Polegate, Sussex [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tudeley, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Weeke, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Wrotham, Kent [1] York Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [132] Serjeant [17] Sapper [16] Gunner [14] Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Driver [11] Captain [8] Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Ac [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Driver Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Gunner (T) [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal West Kent Regiment [31] Royal Engineers [30] London Regiment [18] Labour Corps [16] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Field Artillery [13] East Kent Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2] Dragoons [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers/Staff [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade [1] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [224] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

W [315]

Contribution

Military Service [307] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Henry Stuart Waghorn

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 79628 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Motors) Armoured Car Battery attd. Dunster Force

British Army 79628 Sergeant Machine Gun Corps

Royal Navy Petty Officer Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division

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Edward Waghorn

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 7545 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 7545 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/7545 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Edward Waghorn

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army L/7239 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/7239 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Leonard Pengelly Waghorn

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

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Norman Waghorn

Died 1918

British Army L/8112 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/8112 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Charles Alfred Waghorn

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Vol Battalion

British Army 290396 Acting Corporal Suffolk Regiment 1/4 Battalion

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William John Waghorn

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8290

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Walker Thomas Waghorn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38542

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Frank Waghorn

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165803

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Percy James Waghorn

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202

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Leonard Stacey Waghorn

Died 1915

British Army 9268 Acting Serjeant Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 9268 Serjeant Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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William John Henry Waghorn

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J44319 HMS Inconstant

Royal Navy K/44319 Able Seaman HMS Racoon

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Hubert George Waghorn

Born 1879

British Army 17110 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army 5304 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army TR/10/5418 Private Training Reserve 22nd Battalion

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Ernest Waghorn

Born 1884

Died 1967

British Army 98162 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 98162 Sapper Royal Engineers att 5 Corps School

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Charles Norman Waghorn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146988

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Wilfred Waghorn

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109433

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Edward Samuel Waghorn

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142994

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Sidney Waghorn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190223

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Percy James Waghorn

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202161

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John Waghorn

Born 1870

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2126

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2126 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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